Overview
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Delivery Lead to oversee complex engineering programmes on a contract basis. The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities, manage work packages, and ensure on-time delivery against defined objectives. This role requires effective communication with various teams, maintaining oversight of programme progress, dependencies, and risks to drive accountability and timely resolutions. The initial engagement is for six months with the possibility of extension based on performance and programme needs.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and track engineering work packages, schedules, and dependencies.
- Coordinate activities across systems, software, hardware, mechanical, RF, and verification teams.
- Monitor programme progress and identify delivery risks and blockers, driving resolution or escalation.
- Support engineering change control and verification readiness activities.
- Maintain accurate delivery metrics, actions, assumptions, and risk registers.
- Facilitate regular engineering delivery reviews and follow up on agreed actions.
- Develop and maintain engineering delivery plans and task-level work breakdown structures.
- Produce regular status reports highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and recovery actions.
Requirements
- Proven experience in leading delivery across multidisciplinary engineering or product development programmes.
- Demonstrable experience in coordinating engineering work packages across multiple technical disciplines.
- Strong planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in tracking and reporting engineering progress and delivery risks.
- Practical experience using Jira for programme or delivery management.
- Strong organisational skills with a sufficient technical understanding of complex engineering activities.
- Background in systems engineering or engineering project leadership is desirable.
- Familiarity with phase-gate product development processes and regulated technology environments is a plus.